UEFA Women's EURO 2017 finals: Netherlands

The Netherlands will host UEFA Women's EURO 2017, the first time the final tournament will involve 16 teams.

The Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) was announced as hosts by the UEFA Executive Committee, meeting in Nyon in December 2014. The KNVB previously staged the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup as well as co-hosting UEFA EURO 2000 with Belgium. The final tournament will be played from 16 July to 6 August.

• FormatThe 16 finalist sides will be drawn into four groups of four, with the top two in each section progressing to the knockout phase. Each team will play their three group games in three different venues. Enschede hosts a semi-final and the final.